Allelujah (15)
1hr 39m
Director: Richard Eyre
Jennifer Saunders, Judi Dench, Bally Gill, David Bradley, Derek Jacobi, Russell Tovey
Adapted by Call the Midwife’s Heidi Thomas from Alan Bennett’s 2018 play of the same name, Richard Eyre’s Allelujah is a warm and spirited story of old age and UK community activism. A stellar cast including Jennifer Saunders, David Bradley, Derek Jacobi and Judi Dench make up some of the very idiosyncratic residents of a small Yorkshire hospital (‘the Beth’), specialising in geriatric care. When the hospital is threatened with closure, its supporters decide to fight back, galvanising the local community and inviting a news crew to film their preparations for a concert in honour of its most distinguished nurse (the stern but kind Sister Gilpin). What could possibly go wrong?
Monday 17 April 11am
Tuesday 18 April 2pm HOH Subtitled screening
Wednesday 19 April 11am
Friday 21 April 11am